Ash Mountain were formed in 2009 after Tim Scott, guitarist with 1990s Salford riot-punks Trigger-Happy, was given an acoustic guitar and began writing songs for the first time. Inspired by the likes of Cowboy Junkies, Mazzy Star, Gillian Welch and all things alt-country, he hooked up with singer Zoe Lee, whose smoky voice wrapped itself brilliantly around the music. They were soon joined by former Citizen Swing bassist Paul O’Sullivan and mandolin-player Cian O’Duffy. Three years on and after much personnel -shuffling, their first album, Flux & Limbo, is about to start making waves.
